The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-05-25

Ed must feed his stock pretty well.
Services have been held regularly in the
First Baptist church ever since the removal
of Elder Fish to Kalamazoo. Elder Rose of
Bloomingdale, has occupied the pulpit.
At meeting of the township board held
on Monday last, DIR. G.. s. Maynard was ap-
pointed township health officer and Mr.. @.
@. Engle was appointed yellows commits
sioner.
The district meeting of the Christian mis-
sionary association os district No. 2, will be
held with the church at Bangor, commencing
Thursday, June I'd, and continuing over
Lords Day.
Several light showers occurred on Saturday
and Sunday, but the result as far as rainfall
is concerned, was hardly commensurate with
the electrical commotion that was stirred up
about the matter.
Prof. Parker, the mesmerist, did not seem
to meet with that degree of encouragement
from our citizens to which he thought him
self entitled, and therefore folded his tent
and silently stole away.
Ex-Postmaster Beebe has removed his real
estate and insurance Office to the rooms over
Broughton's store, where he will be prepared
to entertain his patrons in style that he
hopes to make profitable both to them and
himself.
The amount of highway tax assessed in
this township for the current year is one
days work for every $500 of valuation. If
ii were money tax instead of a labor tax,
one-half of the amount would be of more
value to our highways
4 t. If
from were discharged at the request of the
prosecuting attorney indicates that, while
they were caught, like poor dog Tray, in bad
company, they were not guilty of the offense
for which they were arrested.
1t ia in order to say Postmaster Mackellar
now, he having assumed control of the Office
yesterday morning. Miss Edgel remains in
the office. Miss Munger retires with the
retiring postmaster and has a situation i'll
his real estate and insurance Office.
Young Dan Robb, the other day, loaded
up Longwelfs delivery wagon with empty
barrels the clatter of which frightened his
prancing Pegasus and caused a runaway.
Dan and the barrels were scattered promis-
cuously along the streets but no great dam
age was done.
the programme by opening the Office at an
earlier hour in the morning and by closing
half an hour later in the evening. That's
right. If you continue in well doing, perhaps
we will extend your tenure of Office for
six months eh, Pete?
The report of the supervisor shows that
there are 172 farms in this township, eighty
five of which are mortgaged to a greater or
less extent. few farms are encountered
for nearly or quite all they are worth while
many of them are mortgaged for only COM
paratively small amount.
The appearance of the grange store has
been somewhat improved by an application
of paint. We don't know why Ed. dressed
his windows in mourning. 1t can't be
because he don't sell any good goods, for
"prices talk" there now just the same as
they have done heretofore.
Some folks, who profess to know more
about the matter than we do, say that Paw
Paw would be an admirable place in which
to start starch factory. No doubt they are
right about it. 1t is also fine location for
a paper mill. q roller Touring mill, and
almost any other kind of manufactory.
The following is a list of letters remaining
the week ending May 23d: w. Avery Willie
Banker, Walter Brown, Mrs. Adam Dine,
Henry Eye, Mrs. Augusta Koons, z. l..
March, Deforest p. Mcdowell, Mrs. M. A.
Peterson, S. II. Posk, Geo. w. Underwood.
A 4th congressional district temperance
organization has been instituted, called the
Wolverine Club" with Hon. Chas s. May
of Kalamazoo, as president and John w.
Free of Paw Paw, as vice-presdent. The
intention is to follow up this matter with
organizations in each county. Keep the ball
rolling.
w. X. Azbill who, for some time, was a
missionary in Jamaica under the auspices of
the Christian Women's Board of Missions ''
and who is now acting as their general agent,
will speak at the Christian church in this
place, next Saturday evening. All are invited
to come and hear this pleasant and entertain
ing speaker.
letter from Mrs. Allen Rice. one of the
well known temperance workers of this
county and a member of the w. G. L. u,
will be found in another column of this
paper. Mrs. Rice is not so pharisaic as to
refuse to accept that which is good even if 1t
does not come through some particular pet
channel or organization.
When, some time since, we met our old
friend David Fisher of Kalamazoo, we thought
it would be but brief period before he
would be resting under the daisies We
were, therefore, most agreeably surprised to
see him on our streets one day last week,
looking bale and hearty and apparently good
for many year to come.
Remember the union memorial service
next Sunday morning at the Disciple church
and fill up the house. All singers are invited
to meet at that church on Friday evening at
seven O'clock for the purpose of practicing
music for the occasion. Prof. +. ID. Jacobs,
the efficient leader OF the Disciple choir, will
have charge of the vocal exercises.
good many inquiries have been made
concerning "Observer," who has recently
made himself so conspicuous by his absence.
To all such we would say that the recent hot
weather has so increased his constitutional
" "tiredness" that he has not had sufficient
ambition to WELD his facetious Faber. He
will be "on deck" again one of these days.
Covert is now a railroad town, the iron on
the narrow gauge having been laid between
South Haven and that village. That end of
the road undoubtedly required much more
labor per mile than will be required between